# TA Nchema Traditional authority, Chiradzulu District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-nchema/

Traditional authority · Chiradzulu District 

# TA Nchema

TA Nchema is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chiradzulu District, Southern Region. It covers **45.0 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 45.0km²

## Where is TA Nchema?

TA Nchema lies in [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [STA Ntholowa](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/zomba/sta-ntholowa/), [STA Sandareki](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/sta-sandareki/), [TA Kadewere](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-kadewere/) and [TA Mpama](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/ta-mpama/). By area it is the 277th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 5.9% of [Chiradzulu District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chiradzulu/). The centre of TA Nchema is about 238 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 11 km from Chiradzulu, the main town of Chiradzulu District. The centre point is at -15.6064° N, 35.2119° E.

Source: [National Statistics Office of Malawi via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mwi).

## Villages and localities in TA Nchema

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in TA Nchema.

- Chilemba
- Chindunguli
- Juma
- Kachere
- Kalimanjira
- Katopola
- Khumbanyiwa
- Kubwalo
- M'deza
- Mavira
- Mphwandaphwanda 2
- Mulowa
- Mwanduza
- Njagaja
- Ntaja
- Ntchema
- Shuga

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of TA Nchema

Named natural and historic features inside TA Nchema, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Chipale Stream

### Hills and mountains

4 hills.

- Namseche · 1,025 m
- Ngulukutiche · 952 m
- Magomero · 919 m
- Chimaliro · 894 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in TA Nchema and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Chiradzulu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 1,176 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (309 mm) and the driest Aug (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 309 

Feb 24 223 

Mar 24 171 

Apr 22 52 

May 21 20 

Jun 20 19 

Jul 19 33 

Aug 22 8 

Sep 25 10 

Oct 28 16 

Nov 28 84 

Dec 26 230 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Nchema

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chiradzulu Malikiyelo · TA Chitera 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.54565&mlon=35.14509#map=17/-15.54565/35.14509) 

Bank banks · TA Likoswe 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.82566&mlon=35.20040#map=17/-15.82566/35.20040) 

ATM FMB · Nyambadwe Ward 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.77910&mlon=35.02377#map=17/-15.77910/35.02377) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station · TA Mpama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.70905&mlon=35.17758#map=17/-15.70905/35.17758) 

Hotel Zomba road country lodge · TA Mpama 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.63967&mlon=35.15452#map=17/-15.63967/35.15452) 

Mall Malida Shopping Centre · Limbe Central Ward 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80307&mlon=35.07424#map=17/-15.80307/35.07424) 

School Nyungwi Girls Catholic Secondary School · TA Mpama 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60804&mlon=35.16775#map=17/-15.60804/35.16775) 

College Nasawa technical college · STA Ntholowa 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60285&mlon=35.26066#map=17/-15.60285/35.26066) 

Police station PIM Police Office · STA Onga 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.75779&mlon=35.19086#map=17/-15.75779/35.19086) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other traditional authorities in Chiradzulu District

- Chiradzulu Boma
- STA Mpunga
- STA Onga
- STA Sandareki
- TA Chitera
- TA Kadewere
- TA Likoswe
- TA Mpama
- TA Nkalo

## Quick answers

- Where is TA Nchema?In Chiradzulu District, Southern Region, Malawi
- What borders TA Nchema?STA Ntholowa, STA Sandareki, TA Kadewere and TA Mpama
- How many villages are in TA Nchema?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in TA Nchema?Namseche (1,025 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit TA Nchema?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to TA Nchema?Chiradzulu Malikiyelo, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to TA Nchema?banks, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to TA Nchema?FMB, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Nchema?TotalEnergies Chiradzulu Service Station, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of TA Nchema?MW30406 (OCHA common operational dataset)